Ultimate CNAM Lookup

[Titanous]

***THIS SCRIPT IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED***

I really needed a faster CallerID Name lookup script, so I wrote one. It includes Canadian and US lookups, spam lookup, and if it cannot find a name, it will include the rate center of the number (City/Province). Most queries are executed within 2 seconds.

Get the install instructions here: Ultimate CNAM User Guide
Please note that the install script will not work with Trixbox. Please do not contact me asking how to get it to work on TB. The script only supports PBX-in-a-Flash!

To upgrade to v1.2, just rerun the install script.

Features

Supports 8 lookup providers:
  Asteridex
  WhoCalled.Us (registration required)
  Whitepages.com
  AnyWho.com
  Canada411.com
  Google Phonebook
  TelcoData (Ratecenter)
  Fonetastic (Ratecenter)

Changelog

11/13/07  [URL="http://titanous.com/asterisk/cnam/cnam-0.5.pl"]v0.5[/URL]    - Initial Public Release
11/14/07  [URL="http://titanous.com/asterisk/cnam/cnam-0.6.pl"]v0.6[/URL]    - Updated scraping algorithms, and added name reversal feature
11/26/07  [URL="http://titanous.com/asterisk/cnam/cnam-0.6.1.pl"]v0.6.1[/URL]  - Removed toll free NPAs
12/01/07  [URL="http://titanous.com/asterisk/cnam/cnam-0.7.pl"]v0.7[/URL]    - Code cleanup and WhoCalled.Us support added
01/03/08  [URL="http://titanous.com/asterisk/cnam/cnam-1.0.pl"]v1.0[/URL]    - More code cleanup, Asteridex support, [URL="http://titanous.com/asterisk/cnam/cnam-config.pl"]config system[/URL], scraping rewrite, and more!
06/04/08  [URL="http://titanous.com/asterisk/cnam/cnam-1.1.pl"]v1.1[/URL]    - Fixed Whitepages scraping issues
06/11/08  [URL="http://titanous.com/asterisk/cnam/cnam.pl"]v1.2[/URL]    - Abstracted printing, removed Content-type for debug

Thanks to Tom for the install script!

Disclaimer
Please note this script may violate the terms of service of some of the sites. It is up to you to ensure you have met all the legal requirements and any terms the providers may have. By using this script you agree you that the author, PBX in a Flash, and any of it's developers shall not be held liable for the use of the script.

 

[telemach]

btw : have you seen this one ?

http://www.oldskoolphreak.com/tfiles/voip/supercallerid.txt

 

[Titanous]

I have seen that and it is a very good start. Eventually I hope to put together a web page using AJAX that does that and some other things including Google maps.

 

[Titanous]

v0.6 is up. See first post for link.

 

[Titanous]

Install instructions are up! (See first post)

Please post any bugs/feature requests.

 

[Titanous]

Fixed an error in the install instructions. Thanks to w1ve for the report.

If you were having issues installing the RPMs, the instructions should work now.

 

[Titanous]

Maybe a mod could move this to Add-On Install Instructions?

EDIT: Thanks!

 

[Titanous]

I've got someone who is having a issue with this script. When a incoming call comes with the script enabled, it sends it directly to VM. When it is disabled, the call is routed correctly. Has anyone else tested the script? I have tested it, but only on two machines.

Please post your feedback!

Thanks!

 

[Vik]

Installed your script yesterday. No problems here, works perfectly

 

[Tdar]

I'm running the script on a PBX in a Flash system with out any major issues. I can't get Asteridex to work ( I know you're not supporting it yet) but that might not be a problem with the script....It's not working with any other scripts on this install ...I liked your path here....I'm waiting for Ward and company to do the next version before I worry about this.

I also can't get debug mode to work. The debug data never shows up in the console even under verbose mode. No big deal but it would be nice to have this working.

Other than these two things it works great.....Thanks for your work on it, I was struggling to find a good CNAME utility for the PIAF untill I found yours....

 

[Titanous]

Thanks for the feedback!

As far as debug data goes, to run it from the command line you need to execute it like this:

REQUEST_METHOD=GET QUERY_STRING='number=1235557654' /var/www/perl/cnam.pl

 

[Tdar]

Thanks for the feedback!

As far as debug data goes, to run it from the command line you need to execute it like this:

REQUEST_METHOD=GET QUERY_STRING='number=1235557654' /var/www/perl/cnam.pl

Got it ...Thanks!

 

[clarocque]

Wow this went in very easy and worked right off.

I left the services set as the default, but I am curious... why all the different ones and why use all or some or more than one?

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Titanous]

why all the different ones and why use all or some or more than one?

Some services provide business lookups, and some don't. Some may not have the result you are looking for. Some may be slower than others. If one site goes down or blocks the script you can still use the others.

There are quite a few reasons, but the default options have the best results in my case.

 

[clarocque]

Thanks for the info. So does it go through the list top to bottom until it finds a match? I am really sorry for my very limited knowledge.. I am just trying to get a little understanding.

Thanks

 

[Titanous]

So does it go through the list top to bottom until it finds a match?

Yes, it goes through the enabled sites in the order they are listed in the script.

I am really sorry for my very limited knowledge.. I am just trying to get a little understanding.

Don't apologize, that's how we learn, right?

 

[edmondt]

*Edit I found the solution, I have a fresh install and I need to goto Module Administration | Check for updates online... and install the caller id lookup module.

FreePBX -> CallerID Lookup Sources:

Source Description: Ultimate CNAM
Source Type: HTTP
Cache Results: Yes
Host: 127.0.0.1
Path: /perl/cnam.pl
Query: number=[NUMBER]



Enable it in your Inbound Routes

...Where would I find the option: CallerID Lookup Sources in FreePBX?

 

[klingon888]

I went to the /etc/httpd/conf.d/ directory and cannot find the file perl.conf. Mine is a TB install from fresh. Tried adding this file manually but when I restart httpd, it failed. Thx.



Uncomment these lines in /etc/httpd/conf.d/perl.conf


Code:
Alias /perl /var/www/perl
<Directory /var/www/perl>
SetHandler perl-script
PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::Registry
PerlOptions +ParseHeaders
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>

 

[klingon888]

Bug when looking up toll-free??

Ignore previous post. Found out I need to yum install mod_perl first.

Anyway, it works great but when I tried your debug statement for toll-free numbers, I get the following msg. Is this an error? Tried other toll-free numbers and still same msg.

REQUEST_METHOD=GET QUERY_STRING='number=8882173840' /var/www/perl/cnam.pl
Content-type: text/html

Checking 888 217 3840...
Asteridex lookup disabled.
Valid NPA
Ready for Whitepages lookup...
&_RM_HTML_XF_ESC_= &_RM_HTML_XL_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_HOUSE_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XHN_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_STREET_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XST_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_CITY_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XC_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_STATE_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XS_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_ZIP_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XZ_ESC_=
Whitepages match. New CallerIDName = &_RM_HTML_XF_ESC_= &_RM_HTML_XL_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_HOUSE_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XHN_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_STREET_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XST_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_CITY_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XC_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_STATE_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XS_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_ZIP_ESC_=&_RM_HTML_XZ_ESC_=

 

[Titanous]

It looks like a bug. I'll have to take a look when I get back to my main computer.